Subj : Re: Family vs Politics -
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Gamgee
Date : Sun Jan 12 2025 01:48 pm

-=> poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Dr. What <=-

 DW> First time a Republican won the popular vote for President in 20 years.
 DW> A simple look at any any Electoral map shows the vast majority of the
 DW> country voted for Trump.

 pF>  That's a common fallacy being used. Trump won the popular vote by
 pF> about
 pF>  one and a half percentage points. Looking at a vote by state shows an
 pF>  overwhelming red map. Vote by country and it's almost identical to a
 pF>  map by population. Same data, different inference. Except, land
 pF> doesn't
 pF>  vote in a popular election - but it makes a convincing visual.

Absolutely all true, except that the margin was more like 4% (77M vs 
74M).

 DW> If you actually knew something (other than being told by your
 DW> programmers what to think), you would know that the President is not
 DW> elected by popular vote. The intent was that the President have WIDE
 DW> support - so the big population centers didn't effectively elect a
 DW> President that the vast majority of the rest of the country didn't
 DW> want.

 pF> The electoral college was drawn up in the 18th century as a compromise
 pF> when no other elected their government using a popular vote. It was
 pF> later reinforced by the south as they gave slaves 3/5th representation.

 pF> There's an argument whether or not still has a place.

Not really.  The *ONLY* place that liberals win convincingly is in the 
huge urban/city environments.  Why should that demographic control the 
entire country?  It's a VERY obvious fact that the EC is still valid.

 DW> Ahh, yes.  The usual Woke willful ignorance.

 pF> If you think only the other side if "programmed", you're mistaken.

Absolutely correct.


.... A politican will double-cross that bridge when he comes to it.
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